I can see Wanderer getting an OBE for services to real ale in 2010. Must have just missed out in 2009.

TBH I'm thinking of going teetotal.

Yer right Me too

I could change my location to Wherever they sell Twinings

Good night last night. In no particular order had Newlands (?) Wolvers Ale, a very nice drop, the ever-reliable Acorn Winter Ale and the even-more reliable Saltaire with their superb toffee flavoured Crystal Red.

If it's not for medicinal reasons, why would anyone give up real ale?

Give me a pint of TETLEY SMOTH anytime and as for bottled beer FFS.

Tetley's moth?
It gives me butterflies.

Like the stuff at the Keepmoat ?. An improvement on John Smiths I grant you but only just. And bottle conditioned Real Ale is full of flavour and aroma but that would ecape a Tetleys Moth man

Can't have Tetleys Moth ... that would put me in a flap.

Tonight it will likely be the Moth at Headingley. But tomorrow it is the Head of Steam, Slubbers & the, as yet, untried Sportsman in Huddersfield. Plus others hopefully.

A new one to me sampled in the Tut yesterday Wooden Hand Cornish Mutiny 4.8%. Also new and sampled in the Old Angel was Thornbridge Equinox 5.9%

Add to that Acorn Old Moor Porter (Red Lion) and Thorne Coal Black Porter (Old Angel) and a pleaseant evening indeed was had.

Teetotal.

You might be interested in an upcoming Meet the Brewer night at the Bluecoat in Rotherham featuring the Thorne Brewery! I would like to think I planted the seed in the manager's mind. I will let you know the date if any of you are interested, as soon as it is confirmed.

Bottles last night ... a few old favourites, Abbot Reserve, Wychwood Hobgoblin, Thwaites Liberation and Lancaster Bomber plus two more from the Barnsley Beer Company ...

Shut Thi Gob 5.1% (a Strong Brown Ale)
Owd Tyke 4.6% (a Ruby Red Ale)

slight preference was for the 'Ruby Red'.

Last time we played Swinton Lions, we popped into a Holts House only about a mile from Sedgley Park. Been trying to work out its name this morning and I think it must have been the Eagle and Child, Higher Lane, Whitefield M45 7EY.

They also do food.

RL Fans has a policy on thread sizes which states that they should be locked at the 1,000-post mark.

So we'll comply, lock this one and start up another.